X-Bow Adopts Lockheed Martin’s Secure AI Platform for Rocket Production

X-Bow Systems has become the first company to adopt defense-grade artificial intelligence capabilities within the Astris AI Factory, an end-to-end secure AI platform from Lockheed Martin, announced in a press release. The system will establish a digital backbone for X-Bow’s manufacturing operations, aimed at improving production speed and data security for solid rocket motors.

The Astris AI Factory enables X-Bow to manage its proprietary manufacturing data in a secure, accredited environment. The platform supports advanced manufacturing control using generative AI and machine learning operations (MLOps) to optimize processes and increase throughput.

X-Bow’s first application of the platform will be a secure AI agent that governs data integrity across its production systems. The company plans to extend the accredited digital environment across its manufacturing enterprise to support rapid scaling for U.S. missile and hypersonic programs.

According to X-Bow, the collaboration will allow engineers to focus on accelerating the production of affordable solid rocket motors while maintaining strict security and reliability standards.